4º ESO UNIT 1

A. Write the verbs into the correct form.

1. Water ....................................... (boil) at 100º C

2. George ....................................... (not/go) to the cinema very often.

3. The museum ............................. (open) at 9’00 and .............................. (close) at 6’00.

4. What time .......................................(banks/close) in Britain?

5. I have a car but I .......................................(not/normally/use) it.

6. Where ....................................... (your father/come) from? – He’s Scottish .

7. I ............................... (play) the piano, but I ................................ (not/play) very well.

8. I don’t understand the word “deceive”, what .......................................

(“deceive”/mean)?

B. Correct the following statements.

1. The sun goes round the earth

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2. The sun rises in the west

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3. Mice catch cats

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4. Carpenters make things from metal

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5. The River Amazon flows into the Pacific Ocean

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C. Use the verbs in the box to fill in the gaps in Mr Thompson’s daily routine.

At 7’21 my alarm clock rings and I wake up. I hate my alarm clock! It makes too much

noise. I get up at 7’30 and I ............................1 my bed. Then I ............................ 2 a shower and

brush my teeth. I get dressed and I have breakfast. I always ............................ 3 three eggs and

five pieces of toast. I ............................ 4 two cups of tea and then I ............................ 5 my teeth

again. I ............................ 6 some milk in a bowl for my dog, and at 8’30 I ............................ 7 the

house and catch the bus to work. I ............................ 8 at the office at about 9 and drink a cup of

tea. I eat some biscuits and ............................9 out of the window. Then I have a rest. At lunchtime

I eat a sandwich and ............................ 10 the newspaper. At around 3.30 I take off my shoes

and ............................ 11 for 20 minutes. I ............................ 12 2 or 3 letters and ............................ 13 my sister who ............................ 14 in Australia. We ............................ 15 for 15 minutes.

There ............................ 16 3 kinds of weather in Australia. I leave the office at about 4’30. When

I get home I ............................ 17 the dog and ............................18 TV. At 11’00, I make a hot water

bottle and go to bed. The moon ............................ 19 in my sky and I sleep. I ............................ 20

about my holidays.

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D. Write the verb in the correct form.

1. Please, don’t make so much noise, I ............................ (study)

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4º ESO UNIT 12. Let’s go out now, it ............................ (rain) any more.

3. Look! It ............................ (snow)

4. Excuse me, I ............................ (look) for a phone box, is there one near here?

5. Why ............................ (you/wear) a coat today?, It’s really warm!

6. I ............................ (not /work) this holiday, I’m on holiday.

7. Listen to those people!, what language ............................ (they/speak)?

8. Beckham ............................ (not/ play) in the Man.United this season.

9. Ann ............................ (live) in Chester this term, she ........................... (learn) English.

E. Complete the description of a photograph. Use PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Laura ........................................... under a sunshade. Two boys ............................. round a

sandcastle while their fathers ........................................ a newspaper. Tom .................................

beer. Two girls ................................... ice-cream while their mother .................................... along

with the radio. Some boys ................................... football near a man who ................................

with a fishing rod. A man ..................................... on his hammock. On his right, a

baby ......................... . Some people ....................... past the beach.

F. All the following sentences contain mistakes, find and correct it. Explain the mistakes.

1. I’m not knowing your phone number.

2. What does the teacher talking about?

3. I’m usually going to work by car.

4. The moon is going round the earth

5. Look! That man tries to open your car.

6. Sam live in Cambridge.

7. They forgets their homework.

8. Dan studyes French.

9. Ann watchs TV.

10. She haves a brother.

11. He plaies tennis.

12. We are play chess.

13. Dan don't likes soap operas.

14. They doesn't wash their hands often.

15. Do she lives near the school? - Yes, she

lives

16. Does they want an ice-cream? - No, they

wantn't

17. Where do you live? - Yes, I do.

18. Sue is wanting an ice-cream now.

19. I'm having a brother.

20. I are speaking to you.

21. She is listenning to her teacher.

22. That car is stoping at the traffic light.

23. Their teacher not is waiting in the room.

24. We aret'n reading at the moment.

25. Do you playing the violin this week? -No,

I am not.

G. Choose either PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE to complete the following

sentences.

1. We .................................(go) to the cinema this evening.- What

time ................................. (the film/begin)

2. George ................................. (get) married next Saturday.

3. The River Nile ................................. (flow) into the Mediterranean.

4. Hurry! The bus ................................. (come)!

5. My little brother ................................. (not/believe) in Father Christmas.

6. The river ................................. (flow) very fast today.

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4º ESO UNIT 17. I.................................(travel) to Devonshire tomorrow, my train .................................

(leave) at 5’00.

H. Use PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PRESENT SIMPLE to complete the text below.

Everybody .................................... very loudly. Tom .................................... near the CD player

because he .................................... to the music. 'Who .................................... the guitar?' Judy

asks him.'It's Eric Clapton. I .................................... he's fantastic' Tom says.

'I ....................................the music, but I ....................................(not) the words very well' Judy

says. At the end of the song, Judy says, 'Are you thirsty, Tom? .................................... (you) a

drink?' ' Yes, a glass of orange juice, please', says Tom, 'I never .................................... beer or

wine'

I. Complete the sentences using the verbs below. Use PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT

CONTINUOUS.

1. A customer ..................................... (feel) some curtain material.

2. She's smiling because she .................................. (think) about her boyfriend.

3. John is very rich. He ........................................ (have) a house, a flat and two cars.

4. The cook ........................................... (taste) the soup now.

5. This material ................................... (feel) very soft.

6. This cake ....................................... (taste) delicious.

7. Sue ...............................................(have) breakfast at the moment.

8. Pamela ......................................... (think) English is an easy language to learn.

J. Use the following sentences to write questions.

1. Tom plays tennis three times a week.

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2. I write to my parents on Mondays.

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3. Clyde's parents are visiting us tomorrow.

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4. Tom works in a toy factory.

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5. People do stupid things because they don't consider all aspects.

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6. We are trying to open this box with a knife.

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7. Yes, I do. I really like watching soap operas every day.

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8. Dan is 17.

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9. It's quite hot and dry.

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10. John is reading the novel now.

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11. My sister is a doctor.

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12. My sister is very clever but she's sometimes quite fussy.

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13. My girlfriend is tall and slim.

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